10 Household Appliances Spying On You In Your Home

These days, home appliances are built for ultimate convenience, added security plus a few cool fun perks. While the technology is groundbreaking, the risks of having them in your home are increasingly dangerous.

For one Texas couple, installing a home appliance in their two-year-old daughter’s room meant a surprising loss of security. Using the family’s wireless system, a stranger was able to hack into the baby monitor and call out their daughter’s name through the system as she slept. The alleged hacker was able to see the daughter and the child’s name spelled out in the room using the monitor’s high-tech camera.

It’s becoming the norm for new appliances to grab consumers’ attention with camera capabilities and WiFi connection just like the couple’s monitor. And while most love the advantages that come along with these modern tools, the underlying dangers are very real. While your front door may be locked, it’s easier than ever for strangers to enter your home. Through data grabs, video cameras and the Internet, more information about you and your home are easier to access than ever.

Click the gallery for 10 household appliances spying on you in your home.

1. Smart TVs
Smart TVs with video cameras are an open portal for hackers to spy on and potentially rob your home. Even if a Webcam is turned off in the home, hackers are able to turn them on and spy on them without the owner knowing.

2. Gaming Consoles
Smart gaming consoles that connect to WiFi open up the possibility of data becoming susceptible to hackers. With connections to Netflix accounts and often times video cameras and instant messaging, these gaming consoles can be a big security risk to your personal data. Strong password protection on your smart television and all other appliances is your best for security.

3. Cable Boxes
Smart TVs and gaming consoles aren’t the only appliances at risk for video camera breaches. According to ABC News, two big technology brands are reportedly developing cable boxes with built-in video cameras and motion sensors. While the technology is meant to affect commercial ads people see on their TV, the risks this technology has if it falls in the wrong hands is terribly alarming.

4. Car Apps
Apps that allow you to wirelessly start your car are a huge security risk if your phone is hacked. A stranger could potentially unlock your car and do with it what they will, all while working remotely.

5. Kitchen Appliances
Modern refrigerators, dishwashers, coffee makers and other kitchen appliances that connect to the Internet all pose a security danger. While the data they collect, such as the time you’d like your coffee made, may seem trivial, the information stored the more details criminals can use against you. A fridge is no longer just a fridge when made with a built-in computer as it can bring on computer viruses and become susceptible to hacking.

7. Garage Door Openers
Automatic garage door openers are a very popular home appliance many own. Even though this doesn’t seem like much of a modern convenience, the set codes of these automatic openers can be hacked. Your garage door can be opened and give way to a potential robbery.

8. Thermostats
Wirelessly controlled thermostats are also a potential security threat. Many new thermostats track homeowner’s preferences and can be remotely operated via the Internet. Strangers might access these devices and use the information to bring danger to your home.

9. Security Alarms
Security alarms aren’t so secure anymore. Like all other home appliances connected to the Internet, modern security alarms wirelessly connected to users’ phones and tables put them at risk for breaches and robbery.

10. Smart Devices
Sadly, smart devices designed for healthy living such as pacemakers or insulin pumps can also be hacked. The security vulnerabilities of these devices are very real and can be used to deliver fatal doses of insulin if hacked by the wrong hands.